Blacksmith Association

"..."

Elsewhere, in Dorm 123.

"I'm back."

"Boss, why did you come back so quickly? Where's that girl?"

When Tang Luochuan returned, Zhang Yangzi and the others all looked puzzled and could not help asking.

Boss had gone out with a little girl...

And he was back already?

"She went back too."

Tang Luochuan paused slightly, then smiled. Was Gu Yue supposed to come back with him or something?

"Hm?"

"Boss, she seemed to like you quite a bit. Didn't you two take a walk around the school together?"

Wang Jinxi asked curiously, his eyes full of gossip.

He was usually an extremely withdrawn boy, but when it came to this sort of gossip, he was clearly very interested.

Not to mention that their talents were so evenly matched. Both were Level 28 Soul Grandmasters, both were in the same class—it would not be wrong to call it a fated bond.

Shouldn't they get along properly?

"Jinxi."

"Your thoughts are far from pure."

Hearing that, Tang Luochuan could not help but laugh and shake his head.

What did he mean, she liked him quite a bit?

His relationship with Gu Yue was still completely pure. After all, they were only nine years old. Did children on the Douluo Continent really mature this early?

Nine years old, back in his old world...

That was a very illegal age.

"..."

The next day.

"Good morning, Tang Luochuan."

In Class 1, First Year, just as Tang Luochuan sat down at his seat, Gu Yue naturally took the seat beside him, a faint smile on her face.

"Hm?"

"Morning."

Tang Luochuan responded softly and returned the greeting politely.

"..."

Looking at the boy before her, who was clearly so captivating yet left her unable to find a topic to talk about, Gu Yue fell silent inside. She had spent too little time as a human; she did not even know how to start a conversation.

"This afternoon."

"Do you have time to go out?"

It was not until the dismissal bell rang that she looked in his direction and asked softly.

This was certainly not a random suggestion.

She was bound to have some sort of connection with Tang Luochuan, and that would surely require a process. It seemed she could only rely on herself for that...

There were only half a day of classes today, so the afternoon could naturally be used to spend time with him. Of course, calling it cultivating their feelings would not be wrong either.

"This afternoon?"

"I really don't have time."

Hearing that, Tang Luochuan shook his head. It was not that he did not want to agree; he truly had something to do.

He had already planned to go with Wulin to the Blacksmith Association that afternoon and get their blacksmith certifications. Naturally, he could not go out with her instead.

There was no Blacksmith Association in Aolai City, and because they had been too young before, Mang Tian had not let them come into contact with the Blacksmith Association too early.

Now that both of them had surpassed the third rank, there was no need to hide anything any longer. It was time to show their brilliance.

Of course, Tang Luochuan knew perfectly well that from the moment the two of them appeared at the Blacksmith Association, it would not simply be a matter of showing their brilliance—they would become famous throughout the entire soul master world.

"..."

"You really don't have time?"

Hearing that, Gu Yue froze for a moment. A trace of contemplation appeared on her face. Though her expression remained indifferent as she looked at him, an unusual feeling arose within her.

"Yeah."

"I need to go out this afternoon, so I probably won't have time to do anything with you."

Tang Luochuan did not explain much and merely said slowly.

"Alright."

"Then I'll head back first."

Hearing this, Gu Yue wore a quiet expression and sighed helplessly. She could only wave goodbye to him before leaving alone.

"Alright, I'm getting ready to leave too."

"Mm..."

Gu Yue forced a smile onto her face.

But in her heart, she was naturally nowhere near as calm as she appeared—she had been rejected.

This was the first man to reject her since she had come into existence: Tang Luochuan...

Fine, you win!

At that thought, she picked up her pace, soon vanishing without a trace.

"Boss."

"You were..."

"Rejected by that girl?"

Wang Jinxi asked, unable to hold back as a silent look crossed his face.

Gu Yue had not spoken quietly when she approached Tang Luochuan. At the very least, he had heard every word. That girl had clearly invited his boss out, so why had she left just like that?

"It doesn't count as a rejection."

"I just happened to have something to do this afternoon."

"I won't be staying here any longer either."

Tang Luochuan did not agree with that interpretation. Shaking his head to correct him, he headed toward Class 5, First Year, where his younger brother was.

"Wasn't that still a rejection?"

Wang Jinxi was left standing there, murmuring to himself with a silent expression.

"Wulin, let's go."

Upon arriving outside Class 5, First Year, Tang Luochuan's gaze was first drawn to Wu Changkong inside the classroom. Only then did he look toward Tang Wulin and speak calmly.

"Coming!"

Tang Wulin's eyes brimmed with anticipation. He had been looking forward to his blacksmith certification for a long time!

"..."

Only Wu Changkong was watching the scene before him. His gaze unconsciously drifted toward Tang Luochuan. So this was Tang Wulin's older brother? What an exceptional young man.

"..."

"Bear King, keep an eye on him."

"I want to see what he's so busy with."

Meanwhile, after arriving somewhere secluded, Gu Yue's face turned cold as she spoke indifferently.

"Yes, Master."

From the shadows, a man in black nodded, then vanished in a flash.

Not long afterward, at the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association.

It was a gray building roughly thirty stories tall, with a massive hammer emblem on it. With that symbol, there was no need for any signboard to identify the place.

Passing through the glass doors on the first floor, they found a ten-meter-tall glass wall directly ahead. Mounted on it was a relief of a golden warhammer at least eight meters high.

"Little brothers, what are you here for?"

At the front desk, a staff member looked curiously toward Tang Luochuan. What two handsome little boys.

"We're here for blacksmith rank assessments."

Tang Luochuan said slowly.

"You're so young, yet you already know how to joke around. A blacksmith isn't something someone as young as you can become..."

"May I ask whether President Mu Chen is here? Master Mang Tian referred us. These are our letters of recommendation."

Just as the staff member was about to tease them a little more, Tang Luochuan shook his head and took two recommendation letters from his pocket, handing them over to her.

One was addressed to Tang Luochuan, while the other was for Tang Wulin. Their contents might differ greatly, but there was no doubt that...

They both proved Tang Luochuan and Tang Wulin's tremendous talent in forging.

"This..."

Seeing the distinctive recommendation of a six-level Forging Grandmaster on the letters, the woman hesitated for a moment before finally making a call.

"Hello, who is this?"

A deep, weighty voice came from the other end of the line.

"President, it's Xiao Xing. Two children have come here with recommendation letters from Master Mang Tian..."

"Mang Tian referred them?"

"Bring them up."

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen immediately replied. In the room where no one could see him, a gleam appeared on his face.

The two brothers had finally arrived!